Why is the shedding of blood necessary for the forgiveness of sins?
Scripture declares in Hebrews that without the shedding of blood there is no remission or forgiveness of sin; it is a mandate of God. Redemption requires a purchase price, and that price was Christ's blood, through which God provides propitiation for those who believe.
Les explains that believers are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus. That redemption is the purchase price paid for salvation for everyone if they simply believe the gospel. God set forth Christ Jesus to be a propitiation through faith in His blood. Les then points to Hebrews, which says plainly that without the shedding of blood there is no remission or forgiveness of sin; he calls this a mandate of God. He also notes that the word propitiation will be explained more fully later when they get to the tabernacle in Exodus.
And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.
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Why is faith plus the blood offering necessary for salvation?
Salvation requires faith plus a blood offering, as God provided the blood sacrifice but Adam and Eve still had to believe what He said.